Chief of Staff to CEO

ISS STOXX•Rockville, MD

3d•$180,000 - $230,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief of Staff serves as a strategic partner, trusted advisor, and extension of the Chief Executive Officer, helping drive execution of the company's strategic priorities while ensuring alignment, accountability, and effective collaboration across the Executive Leadership Team and broader organization. The role provides counsel on key business decisions, supports enterprise-wide initiatives, and translates strategic goals into measurable business outcomes. It is a catalyst for execution, organizational effectiveness, and leadership alignment, enabling the CEO to focus on the highest-value opportunities and priorities. Reporting directly to the CEO, the position offers broad exposure across business lines, corporate functions, senior leadership, Board interactions, and strategic initiatives, and contributes to the long-term success of ISS STOXX. The role is based in Rockville, Maryland, and is eligible for a bonus. The expected base salary is $180,000–$230,000 per year, with exact compensation varying based on skills, experience, and education.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Management, or a related field.
10 or more years of progressive leadership experience in strategy, business operations, corporate development, management consulting, project management, and/or executive leadership roles.
Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives in a global organization.
Experience partnering with senior executives and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
Proven experience managing strategic projects, transformation initiatives, and enterprise priorities.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other advanced degree.
Familiarity with Board governance and executive-level environments.
Strong understanding of ISS STOXX's businesses, products, clients, operating environment, and strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to the CEO, supporting prioritization of initiatives, opportunities, stakeholder engagements, and strategic decisions.
Provide insights, analyses, recommendations, and market intelligence to support executive decision-making.
Translate strategic objectives into actionable plans, priorities, and measurable outcomes; conduct research, develop business cases, and prepare executive recommendations.
Lead and coordinate strategic initiatives and special projects on behalf of the CEO, driving enterprise-wide priorities across business units and corporate functions.
Monitor progress against strategic plans and organizational objectives; establish accountability mechanisms and track commitments, decisions, and follow-up actions.
Identify risks, dependencies, execution barriers, and opportunities, and develop mitigation plans or recommend solutions.
Support business transformation, growth initiatives, operational improvements, strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and annual goal-setting.
Manage the Executive Leadership Team operating cadence, including agendas, materials, decision tracking, and follow-up actions.
Facilitate leadership discussions and coordinate executives to address strategic priorities, business issues, performance, risk management, and outcomes.
Support alignment across business units and corporate functions by identifying interdependencies, resolving bottlenecks, escalating issues, and driving transparency around priorities, progress, and risks.
Enhance executive governance processes, leadership forums, and cross-functional coordination mechanisms; represent the CEO in meetings and initiatives as appropriate.
Develop and maintain executive dashboards, scorecards, and performance metrics; monitor organizational performance, conduct business reviews, and provide actionable insights.
Identify opportunities to improve governance, organizational effectiveness, decision quality, and enterprise efficiency.
Coordinate the CEO's engagement with the Board of Directors and Board Committees; prepare Board presentations, executive briefings, reports, and supporting materials.
Manage Board-related action items, follow-up activities, and governance processes on behalf of the CEO.
Act as a liaison between the CEO and senior leaders and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.